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“When Marcia hit the stage, nobody wanted to come after her – and she was doing it in a male-dominated industry. I call it the ‘Marcia magic’,” said reggae songtress Nadine Sutherland in tribute at Dr Marcia Griffiths’ reception at her residence on...
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NEW YORK (AP): The 68th annual Grammy Awards will take place February 1 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. This year marks a return to normalcy after the 2025 award show was altered to focus on supporting relief efforts following the...
Colin Leslie, a lifelong friend of reggae legend Cat Coore, is trying to comfort himself with the words, “God knows best”. Leslie didn’t just hear that his friend had died, he was there with Coore’s son when the medical doctor made the...
Island Music Conference (IMC), the annual gathering of global music professionals in the Caribbean, returns to Kingston for its fourth staging, February 25-28, at the Courtleigh Auditorium, during Reggae Month. Founded in February 2023, IMC has...
Netflix is now offering to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business in all cash — in an effort to win over the Hollywood giant’s shareholders for its $72 billion merger and potentially thwart a hostile bid from Skydance-owned...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia 'Babsy' Grange has hailed Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore as "a unique talent who could truly be described as 'The Reggae Ambassador'". In a press release, Minister Grange said that Coore's passing...
Acclaimed gospel singer Carlene Davis already has the term ‘Doctor’ engraved beside her name, since she holds a Ph.D. in pastoral counselling. However, come Sunday, February 1, the ordained minister and graduate of the Ron Kenoly Praise Academy,...
What began as an unplanned performance at the memorial service for the late Jimmy Cliff has developed into an official tribute, an emotional remake of one of his most classic tracks. Richie Stephens says that his rendition of Trapped is not just a...
AP: The film, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, may have scored well with critics, but slightly more movie-going audiences chose to spend the holiday weekend catching up with Avatar: Fire and Ash. James Cameron’s epic topped the North American box...
Culture Minister Olivia Grange is hailing legendary Jamaican musician Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore as a unique talent and a true reggae ambassador, whose passing is a tremendous loss. Coore, a pioneering co-founder of the iconic reggae band Third World,...
There are artistes we listen to, and there are artistes we witness. Jamaican reggae singer Chronixx has always felt like the latter. When he emerged in the early 2010s as part of what later became known as the “reggae revival”, it was clear that he...
Queen of Reggae, Marcia Griffiths, was conferred the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters from The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, at the institution’s graduation ceremony on Saturday afternoon. “I am truly, honestly thankful...
We all love a good party: the right ambiance, great friends, tasty food, and, of course, a skilled DJ with the perfect playlist. But, what happens when one of the most important elements is off? When the music isn’t to your taste, is offensive, or...
NEW YORK (AP): In this world, it’s just him: Harry Styles has announced that his long-awaited, fourth studio album will arrive this spring. Titled Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally and out March 6, the album is Styles’ first full-length...
NEW YORK (AP): After a nearly four-year musical hiatus, the K-pop giants BTS are back. Well, almost. On Thursday morning, the entertainment company BigHit Music shared on social media that the septet – RM, Jin, Jimin, V, Suga, Jung Kook and j-hope...
Reggae singer, Ikaya, whose musical journey is liberally sprinkled with purposeful activism, recently launched her Working Girl Movement, a brand which recognises the importance of sisterhood in making great things come to life. It has its genesis...
